In a relationship built on exclusivity, running into your partner having sex with someone else is a shock for everyone: the one who's cheating, the one who's being cheated on, and the other one. I've been there.
The moment your love life collapses, you don't wonder if this isn't the opportunity to spice up your sexual life.
Making a link between zoophilia and sexual relationships with a queer person, how original!
It's the only announcement I'm excited about in the whole Nintendo Direct.
The only downside is that, for the moment, I don't really see the point of summoning crates rather than tables (or vice versa). But summoning monsters to fight is so cool.
For me, it's most likely a Day 1 purchase.
I'm a vegetarian, and the answer is no. I find the idea of vat-grown meat disgusting, like something out of a bio-mechanical nightmare.
It's much worse to learn development while being lazy about commenting. Or adding them all just before sending your source code to the teacher.
Too soon.
I'm still knocked out by the results.
It wouldn't be a problem. I'm bi, and when I'm in love, it's not a question of gender expression or body.
About the multiplication of bacteria in a moist area, how do you handle that in your mouth ? Surgery or personal hygiene?
There are many reasons for secrecy.
Showing that you know how to keep a secret shows that you're trustworthy.
There are also certain rites of passage that are more striking if you don't know what to expect (but it's always benevolent).
Also, as it's a place where speech is totally free, it makes it easier to open up. For example, if we're having a discussion about LGBTQIA+ rights, I can share my experiences as a bi person to enrich the discussion, and I don't have to worry about being outed.
Finally, in Europe, the memory of Nazi persecution is still vivid, and today's far right hates us too. Secrecy, or at least discretion, is a protection.
But I have to admit that it raises suspicions and feeds conspiracy theories. So secrecy has its downside
To tell the truth, it's a complex question, like "why are there no female Christian priests". Christianity is a wide thing, with lots of subdivisions. So is freemasonry.
Why no woman ? There are historical reasons: a founding text (Anderson's Constitution) states that to be a Freemason, you have to be a free man. There are also old initiation rituals (a bit like a Masonic baptism) where the person is bare-chested. For traditionalists, this forever excludes women. This is particularly the case in the Anglo-Saxon world. Traditinnalists also often exclude atheists, LGBTQIA+ people, etc.
But worldwide, there are also progressive lodges, mixed or even feminine (which accept male visitors, but do not initiate men). I live in Europe, and in my loge we are about 10 men and 20 women. Lots of us are social workers, teachers, nurses or public servants. Lots of us are atheists or agnostics. Some of us are gay, lesbian or bi.
About what we do, one more time: it depends. The main idea is to have philosophical questionings, based on ritual and symbolism (A bit like a religious person who uses a holy text to nourish their philosophical reflections). All lodges also have charities, because the aim of Freemasonry is to improve oneself in the hope of making the world a better place.
But some progressive lodges (like mine) go further and are places for reflection on society, in a place where everyone can share their point of view without being cut off (this is an absolute rule) and without judgment.
In these lodges, all kinds of issues of social progress are discussed, including feminist issues. But also topics like the defense of democracy, the right to a dignified end of life, the impact of AI on the job market, ecology, the rise of the far right, and so on.
In men's lodges (I sometimes go as a visitor), even the progressive ones, there's very little talk of women in my experience. Except at communal meals, where you can hear the same mysogynistic remarks as in any all-male group (ewww, imho)
You're confusing alliance with codependence.
Because we're jerks.
FTFY